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ingot (n.)

late 14c., "mold in which metal is cast," probably from in- (2) "in" + Old English goten, past participle of geotan "to pour" (from PIE root *gheu- "to pour"). Sense of "mass of cast metal" first attested early 15c.

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Definitions of ingot from WordNet

ingot (n.)
metal that is cast in the shape of a block for convenient handling;
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